Improvement in whips



L. HULL.

Whip.

MZ j M Patented May 24, 1870n '.tttrd giedre LVERUS HULL, CHARLESTOWN, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN W OF WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Letters Patent No. 103,467, dated May 24, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN WHIPS.

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To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known :that I, LIvERUs HULL, of Charlestown, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Whips, of which the following is a specification.

Nature and Object of the Intention.

y My invention relates to that class of whips in which strips of rattan inclose and are glued to a central core of whalebone or other elastic material, as shown in Letters Patent granted to me on the 8th day ot" Jan.

General Description.

A is the inner core of the-Whip, which is oi" whalebone ,or other suitable material, and

c c c c arc strips of rattan, which taper toward their to which they are outer ends, and inclose the core glued, as described in my aforesaid patent'.

The rattan strips and the projecting end of the core are .inclosed by a covering of cloth impregnated or combined with-rubber or other substance, which will render the cloth water-proof without becoming hard andimpairingthe flexibility of the cloth or whip,- or

cracking and affording crevices for the passage of moisture. l

The cloth is applied in the formof a strip, y, of the length of the stock, ,the edges overlapping and being cemented together, as shown in figs, 1 and 3, so as to form a longitudinal seam, x, which does not interfere with the uniform ta er of the whip, and presents no protuberances,whic' would not only be unsightly, but would also cause the outer covering to wear quickly away at the projecting points.

When clothv impregnated with rubber. is used,

the rubber, owing to its adhesiveness, will eiectually cement together the overlapping edges of the cloth, and will also insure the adhesion of the cloth to the stock, `the use of the ordinary cements, which are apt to become hard and crack, being thus avoided.

It is desirable to employ glue in securing together the, diierent, parts of the whip-stock, as itvwill bind the parts r'mly together without becoming so hard as to crack or impair the flexibility of the whip, but, as the glue will soften or dissolve when exposed to moisture, such whips as ordinarily made are notdurable. Coverings or wrappers of thin rubber have been employed for preventing the access of moisture to the stock, but are very apt to wear away and add nothing to the strength of the whip. Cement of such acharacter as not to be affected by moisture has also been employed, as in my application of September 20,

1858; but, being stiff and hard, impairs the flexibility of the whip, and will crack and crumble away, so that y Jthe parts of the stock become detached from sach other. A fabric impregnated with a flexible water-proof material is liable to none of these objections. It will et'- fectually exclude the moisture, so that parts of the stock can be glued together; does not become stili' or hard, so that the whip retains its exibility, is not easily worn or impaired by abrasion, and, moreover,

4binds the .parts of the stoclr firmly together, greatly strengthening the whip. 4

Although the wrapper may he applied spirally, as shown in tig. 3, it is preferable to secure so as to form a straight seam, x, which imparts a more nished appearance to the whip, and renders the same more dura-A ble, as above described. l

l Claims. 1. The stock, consisting ot' a core, A. and strips a a,

glued to the core, in combination with av covering, y,

vofcloth, impregnatedwith iiexible water-proof material, all as described.

2. The said covering y applied so as to form a straight seam,`x, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.'

LIVERUS HULL. XVitnesses CHARLES E. Fosrnn, CHARLES WALTER;

HIB COMPANY, 

